Campfire
By Michael Levine

Well, your campfire hasn't seemed so tall.
Could it be that you're burning out?
I have seen you glow so brightly before.

We've all got another turn coming.
We've all got a fire inside.
We've all got embers that are glowing.
And soon they will ignite.

But you need to understand
The ups and downs are planned
To give your spark a chance to glow
In the dark…

CHORUS:
Everybody wants a brighter flame.
You've got another coming.
Everybody wants a winning game.
You've got another coming.
Everybody wants to have their turn.
You've got another coming.
Nobody's campfire burns
Bright all night.

Well your ashes have almost burned to dust
As if you have not yet earned your own trust.
I have seen you be so bold and so just.

We've all got another turn coming.
We've all got a fire inside.
We've all got embers that are glowing.
And soon they will ignite.

But you need to understand
There is a greater Plan
That gives your spark a chance to show
What's in your heart…
CHORUS

Cars Rushing By
By Michael Levine

Cars rushing by pass my window at night
When I close my eyes I imagine the ocean tide
Flowing outside…
Breathing in darkness, awake in my room
Ah, in and out, and I drift into a tune…
I’m floating, I’m floating away
I’m floating, I’m floating away
Cradling my blanket, my heartbeat is true,
I feel the blood coursing, pounding a rhythm, too
Under the moon…
Simple and pure is the Body of earth
When I feel connected my tune flows from rebirth…
I’m floating, I’m floating away
I’m floating, I’m floating away
Oh, rushing by me every day
I always get so agitated
Hectic is a day you can’t control.
Oh, letting go is such a bliss.
I always must remember this,
How calm I feel when going with the flow.
I’ve been so careless that I haven’t noticed the Beauty that’s in my life.
Chaotic noises have always been voices, but I never listened right.
I’ve been too careless and busy to notice the Calm that’s beneath my life.
Simply to listen and give true attention has made me feel so alive.
Ah…
Cars rushing by pass my window at night
When I close my eyes I imagine the ocean tide
Coming and going…
Coming and going…
Coming and going…
Coming and going…

Fire
by Michael Levine

Counting endless nights
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Turning out the lights,
I'm the one you want.

Dreams work best at night
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Who's to say what's right
When there is no wrong.

Counting endless days
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Winding through the maze
Leading through your heart.

Stumbling in a daze
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Somethinged and amazed
By the things you are...

Tripping through a path for you
I'm running dry, running dry
Trying to fight a war for you
And I only fight myself.
and I'm older now and I should know how
but your strategies have blown my dreams to waste...

Counting endless times
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Read between the lines
And tell me what you find.
In and out of rhymes
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Just turn out the lights
And we'll be alone...

Tripping through a path for you
I'm running dry, running dry
Trying to fight a war for you
And I only find myself.
and I'm older now and I should know how
but your strategies have blown my dreams to waste...

I'm on fire...

Explode Into Pieces
By Michael Levine

I keep running away from myself.
No one stops me 'til I am in hell.
If I don't leave here, then where will I be
In ten years or longer?  This will haunt me.

All these thoughts come
No way to decide

I keep stalling when I need to leave
This voice calling never lets me be
If I stay here then how will know
What's my future? Which way do I go?

All these thoughts come
No way to decide

CHORUS:
I need to rush
Cause if not I'll just
Explode into pieces
Nowhere to hide
If I don't decide
I'll explode into pieces

I keep running away from myself
No one stops me 'til I am in hell
If I don't leave here, then where will I be
If my future never lets me be.

All these thoughts come
No way to decide

CHORUS (2X)
Gotta get away!
Gotta get away!
Gotta get away!
Gotta get away!

Open Doors
By Michael Levine & Rob DeBuys

Moving too fast down the road,
Driving with open doors
If I fall out, will you still go?
Driving with open doors
How many guys have been here beside you?
Driving with open doors
What are you without that drives your soul?

CHORUS:
Your love is dangerous
Your lanes keep changing
How long ‘til you close the open doors?
You need me to love you
‘Til you get to your lover
How long ‘til you close the open doors?
And will I be inside or out?
You’re on your way to some other guy
Driving with open doors
Is he gonna stop the wheels spinning in your mind?
Driving with open doors
Why am I here right beside you?
Driving with open doors
I guess I need you for my ride.

CHORUS
Your love is dangerous
Convictions weightless
Your soul’s not stainless
Your goals are aimless
Your thoughts are shameless
And your headlights turn off at night.

CHORUS
It’s just three exits more
Just two exits more
Just one exit more
Why did I come this far?

Waiting
By Michael Levine & Kelly Garrett

Waiting on the sunset looking at the break of dawn
Listen to the music sing its sweet, sweet song
I can feel the whispering winds pull me ashore
I could watch the clouds blow forevermore
As I watched, the rain fell
And washed my cares away
And the rocks broke the waves’ swell
And invited me to stay
Waiting on the sunrise looking at the setting sun
The moon smiles at me as she moves on
The breeze cools my mind with its gentle touch
The sun sees the stars and starts to blush

Butterfly
By Michael Levine

What I wouldn't give to be with you for another day having you to hold on to.
Here you are my little butterfly, if I set you free, will you spread your wings and fly?

As we step into our lives, though we will be apart, we will be all right.
But do we go straight to our dreams, or do we need a little bit of time to grieve?

CHORUS:
You go back to your old hometown and cry.
You go back to your old hometown
To hide until you settle down.
If your wings don't seem to lift you up,
Then go to your cocoon and stay.

I have something to give to you -- the knowledge that I'll be there when you need me to.
Though we'll be many miles apart, we'll be with each other in soul and heart.

CHORUS

They say when a butterfly flaps its wings then miles away it changes things.
The subtle touch of the wind on the ocean gives me the chills as I feel your emotion.

Friends & Lovers
By Michael Levine

As I walk away, all the things I’d say
Better left unsaid; you’d be best that way.
But I was craving to hold you close, maybe cross that line,
Be just like old times, even for one night.
But you are with another man.
I don’t know if you love him…
If I turn around, will you still be there
Fragile in the crowd, locked into my stare?
Or have you already caught the bus, turned around the bend?
Would my stare be lost, piercing through the wind?
Oh, this other man – I don’t know if you love him,
Love him more.

CHORUS:
Friends and old lovers
Under the covers
Just can’t be more than a dream
Oh, I still love her,
But I once left her
To be free, to live my dreams…
Why’s my breath so thick and my lungs so heavy?
I feel so lightheaded and unsteady…
As if my whole world has led to you, and I let you through
Once again, and all that I do seems empty…

CHORUS (2X)
As I walk away, all the leaves have changed.
Something in the air feels new and strange
As if my whole world lies in this moment, what you and I meant will always
Live on
Forever

Holy Battle
By Michael Levine

These Holy Wars have brought me down
A soldier torn between two towns
My father came from Promised Land
My mother from the Garden
Now they wage on… Holy Battle
Out in the fields, the story’s told,
Across the lines, their eyes caught hold.
In heated rush, they joined as one
Created me, a Battle’s son

Chorus:
Now they wage on Holy Battle
To never know who reaches Heaven,
Mama when are we coming Home?
If I’m not Home before the Dawn, then just go on…
Both families fought to keep the child
And no one sought to reconcile
So blinded by their holy dreams
The only truce was born in me.

Chorus:
Still they wage on Holy Battle
We’ll never know who reaches Heaven,
Mama when are we coming Home?
If I’m not Home before the Bomb, He’ll pass us on…
Now we all have a sword, seems we all just scream at each other
Why am I so ignored, are your concepts stronger than Love?, I…
I am caught in these wars, but I only want your attention
Oh my G-d I’m so sore, could I not just rest in your arms?
Mother, Father be one.
Of these Truths I am sure, we can all have peace in these ages
Only G-d will endure; must we only see Him in stages (phases)? I…
As I reach through the soreness I can go back to the Beginning
Where the Truth just was and is and I almost feel myself healing
So don’t turn away,
No please don’t turn away.

Sing to Angels
By Michael Levine

Rhythms flow through me now
Gentle lulls to the beat of my prayer
A quiet calm feeds me now
A sacred call as I raise my hands
And I reach and He responds

A simple bond glues me now
And I am one with the beat of my prayer
A quiet song heals me now
A magic wand to relieve my despair
And I reach and He responds

Reaching with the endless Source of all creation
(Something in my heartbeat joins a timeless sound)
We can sing to Angels
(We can sing to Angels)

Diving down to the Source
My boat must sink to the deepest despairs
But I remain on board
I face the pain and the fears with my prayer
And I reach and He responds

CHORUS
And I feel a part of a whole that is larger than life on my own
Something that's larger than us

CHORUS

Victory
By Michael Levine

When this house was erected,
Lusts unstable but strong
Nail and board intersected
The Garden's innocence gone.

Sighs, highs we try to find
Sighs, highs we find.

Walls were built in just hours.
Ceilings blocked us from G-d
We wove our secrets through corridors
And in our maze we got lost.

Disguised lies we try to hide
Disguised lies we hide.
Disguised lies we try to hide
Disguised lies are just lies...but

Somewhere on this climb I think I lost myself.
Reaching for the highest point I lost hold of my ground
And I almost stepped on someone else
for Victory.

Feeling trapped in our mazes,
We pushed our buildings much higher,
Painted stars on our ceilings.
In man-made wings we try to find the sky.

Sky high we try to climb
Sky high we climb
Sky high we try to climb
Sky high we fly...but

Somewhere on this climb I think I lost myself.
Reaching for the highest point I lost hold of my ground
And I almost stepped on someone else
for Victory.

Somewhere on this climb I think I lost myself.
Reaching for the highest point I lost hold of my ground
I must go back to where we fell
for Victory.

Pure Victory.
And I walk back to the Fall
My weaknesses and all.
And from somewhere a voice calls...
Fall back to the ground

And I let myself fall down...

Unity
By Michael Levine

Inside of us all lies a stranger
The demon in pain we try to hide
We cast him aside as the Other
In fear we throw blame and crucify

Accepting the demon's horns as painful
I've bled from the soul, I've ached with life
But as I look into the eyes of Others
I see we share our pain from deep inside

Chorus:
And I am still around
And this time I can see myself surviving
This Unity I've found
Has conquered all my suffering
Let's me be who I can be, myself
And I am wiser now, and all the world is with me.

From top of the mountain came a vision
I looked on the world and had to cry
By facing those tears I learned my mission
To teach that pain and joy are one inside

CHORUS
We all try to dream but fail to notice
The dream is within us all the time
We all look for love when we feel lonely
But love is the Unity of life

CHORUS

I am wiser now
And my wisdom loves life's mystery.